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> Slaves, gold and ivory were the only trade goods Africa had Is this bit true? I thought they also traded wood to the Arabian peninsula for instance. Granted,
by afarrell 11y ago
> Slaves, gold and ivory were the only trade goods Africa had
Is this bit true? I thought they also traded wood to the Arabian peninsula for instance. Granted, my knowledge here is coming from an episode of CrashCourse[1] and my knowledge of pre-colonial Africa is woeful.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6XtBLDmPA0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6XtBLDmPA0
- barry-cotter 11y agoI was wrong. I was only familiar with West Africa. I stand by the statement in that context. That's why there was a Gold, Slave and Ivory Coast, all exonyms obviously.